James, Thank you so much. I had some of this, but not all by any means. Roberta -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James Shuman Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:04 AM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRE] Surhuisterveen and other Dutch locations At 3:35 PM -0500 2/17/08, Roberta J. Estes wrote: >[snip] >What I'm really trying to understand here is twofold. Where was my >Michael Miller with his wife Susanna Berchtol during this time. I know >he was born in Steinwenden Germany in 1692 and his wife in Ohmback >Germany, and they died in Maryland, he in 1771. They were married in >Crottelbach Germany in 1714. I'm trying to understand his migration >pattern, where he was and what he was doing during different periods of his life. [snip] Quite a bit has been written about this Michael Miller (also known as Johann Michael Müller). He is my 6G grandfather. His father, Johann Michael Müller Sr, was born in Switzerland in 1655. He married about 1678 and moved to Germany about 1685, where he is listed as a member of the Steinwenden German Reformed Church. About 1693 he married a second time, and then in January 1695 he died, leaving his second wife with stepchild Johann Michael Jr, and perhaps other older siblings (for whom I have names but no birth/death information). Her second husband was Hans Jacob Stutzman, born about 1660. Through his own son's line, this man is my 8G grandfather. It does not appear that JMM was Brethren in Europe; in fact, there is a record of his baptism in the Reformed Church in Steinwenden on October 5, 1692. Godparents were Johann Michael Shoemaker, Hans Berchtol and wife. The oldest child of Johann Michael and his wife Susanna was baptized in the Reformed Church in 1715, indicating that at that time they were still adherents of the state church. I do not have records for any of the other children. Johann Michael Müller arrived in Philadelphia on October 2, 1727 on the ship Adventure Galley from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth, England, Capt. John Davies, accompanied by Jacob Berchtol, his wife's brother, Jacob Stutzman, his step-brother, and Hans Jacob Stutzman, his step-father. Johann Michael and his wife had seven children with them. Because some of the others are known Amish/Mennonites, and because some accounts include this statement, "They left Germany because of their opposition to military conscriptions of the times," it can be reasonably assumed that JMM had at least developed some anabaptist sympathies prior to arrival. JMM settled at Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co, PA. He moved to Hanover, York Co, PA 1744, to the Little Conewago Congregation, and lived in Washington Co, MD from 1745 until his death in 1771. At some point he became affiliated with the Brethren, perhaps prior to 1744 but I don't find a date for this. JMM's daughter Barbara, born in this country in 1733, married Johannes H. Garber in 1752. There is considerable information on Johann Michael Müller (Miller) and his descendants in an article by Wilbur Linder, published in Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring, 1988. Also, see "Michael Miller of 1692" by Floyd R. Mason and Kathrin G. Mason, publ. 1986. Also, see the November 1997 issue of the Somerset Co, PA's "Laurel Messenger," p.334 for some Stutzman data. Most of my notes are from several years ago; I would be interested in what others have to contribute, or any corrections to the above. -- _________________ James Shuman jshuman@telis.org _________________ ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message